Cheyenne, Wy – Sage grouse may not be added to the U.S. list of protected species, according to a top Interior Department official who says an "impressive" number of steps to save the bird from extinction are working.
Assistant Interior Secretary Stephen Allred says "The
identified measures I've seen encourages me that we are doing what
we need to do."
That's despite wildfires that in recent years have reduced the
chicken-sized game bird's habitat on sagebrush plains in 11 Western
states, including Wyoming.

Cheyenne, Wy – The Wyoming Highway Patrol says officers at the state Capitol intercepted a letter containing an unidentified white powder addressed to Gov. Dave Freudenthal, but
no building evacuation was required.
Sgt. Stephen Townsend says security officers on alert for
suspicious mail seized the standard-sized envelope before it was
opened Thursday.
Similar letters containing suspicious powder have been received
at more than a dozen other state capitals this week, including on

By Bob Beck

By Bob Beck

By AP

Cheyenne, WY – An interim Wyoming legislative committee has voted to endorse a bill that would cut property taxes for nearly 157,000 homeowners.

The Joint Interim Revenue Committee on Tuesday endorsed a bill that would give property owners who have lived in their homes for at least three years an average exemption of $256 a year on property taxes.

The bill would give homeowners a $4,400 exemption on their home's assessed valuation, regardless of its value.

By Addie Goss

Laramie, WY – 2008 will go down as the worst year in the past decade for cattle ranchers. That's according to recent analysis by the Livestock Marketing Information Center in Denver. Director Jim Robb says this fall calves fetched the lowest prices since 2002. Plus, he says, "the cost of hay, the cost of fuel, were major concerns of ranchers this last year."

By Peter O'Dowd

By Bob Beck

By Bob Beck

By AP

Cheyenne, WY – The University of Wyoming and the state's community colleges are a good deal compared to college costs in most other states, but not compared to costs a decade ago.

That's according to a new report by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The center gave Wyoming and every other state except California a failing grade for college affordability.